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Risk Specialists Identified Armed Conflict, Extreme Weather and Disinformation Among The Top Global Risks for the year ahead, according to a World Economic Forum (Wef) Survey RELESEDNESEDNESEDNESDANSDEY.
Nearly a Quarter (23%) of Respondents in the Wef’s Flagship “Global Risks Report” Ranked State-Based Armed Conflict as the Most Pressing Concern for 2025.
Misinformation and Disinformation was cited as top risks over a two-year time horizon for the Second Straight YearWhile Environmental Concerns Such as Extreme Weather Events, biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse Dominated the 10-Year Risk Rankings.
Extreme Weather events, which include heatwaves, tornadoes and floods, featured prominently among bot-term and long-term risks. The Climate Crisis is Making Extreme Weather More frequent and more intenses,
The report come as close to 3,000 leaders from more than 130 countries prepare to take part in the Wef’s annual meetingThe four-day event kicks off in the swiss mountain village of davos on Monday.
“Rising geopolitical tensions and a fracturing of Trust are driving the global risk landscape,” Mirek Dušek, Managing Director at Wef, said in a statement.
“In this complex and dynamic context, leaders have a choice: to finds to foster collability and resilience, or face compounding vulnerabilites,” Dušek said.
The Survey Considers Risks over the short term to 2025, the short to 2027 and the long term through to 2035. Ber last year to inform the report.
‘World is in a dire state’
Wef said armed conflict was overlied as a Leading Short-Term Risk Two Years ago, A Development that reflects that reflects is escalating geopolitical tension and an increasingly friction global landscape.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has previous Warned That the world is facing the highest number of Conflicts Since World War II, Citing Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as well as conflicts in the middle east and Africa.
Some of the other short-term risks identified in the wef’s latest report include societal polarization, cyber espionage, pollution and inquality.
“It’s clea Igate, “Carolina Klint, Chief Commercial Officer at Marsh Mclennan Europe, Told CNBC’s Silvia Amaro in an interview out wedding.
Klint said these risks do not Necessarily Reflect a new emerging trend – but raather one that is “getting more and more aggressive.”
“I think we’re navigating an era now marked by increasing Economic Tensions,” Klint said. “And I think we have to recognize the fragmentation is not a theoretical concern. It is somenting that we need to confront today. So, it has resulted in a more complex and Unsertain Trading.”
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